[1] 44 Craigton Road, Eltham, Greenwich, London, England.
Father: William Henry Hope (stonemason)
Mother: Avis Townes Hope (singer)
Wife: Dolores Hope (m. 19-Feb-1934, two sons, two daughters)
Son: Anthony Hope (adopted, d. 28-Jun-2004)
Daughter: Linda Hope (adopted)
Son: Kelly Hope (adopted)
Daughter: Nora (adopted)
High School: Fairmount High School, Cleveland, OH
Endorsement of K-Mart 1997
Endorsement of Texaco 1986
Dutch Treat Club 1971
Friars Club
National Space Society Board of Governors
Richard I. Bong WWII Heritage Center Honorary Board of Directors
Phi Kappa Theta Fraternity
Freemasonry
Kentucky Colonel
Oscar (honorary) 1941
Oscar (honorary) 1945
Oscar (honorary) 1953
Oscar (honorary) 1966
Emmy 1966 for Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Golden Globe 1958 Ambassador of Good Will
Congressional Gold Medal 1962
Presidential Medal of Freedom 1969
Grand Marshal of the Tournament of Roses 1947
Grand Marshal of the Tournament of Roses 1969
Silver Buffalo
Officer of the British Empire
Commander of the British Empire 1976
Kennedy Center Honor 1985
Radio Hall of Fame 1990
World Golf Hall of Fame 1983
Hollywood Walk of Fame 6541 Hollywood Blvd. (motion pictures)
Hollywood Walk of Fame 6758 Hollywood Blvd. (television)
National Medal of Arts 1995
Naturalized US Citizen 1908
Converted to Catholicism
English Ancestry Paternal
Welsh Ancestry Maternal
FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
Spies Like Us (6-Dec-1985)
The Muppet Movie (22-Jun-1979)
Cancel My Reservation (21-Sep-1972)
How To Commit Marriage (7-Jul-1969)
The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell (8-May-1968)
Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number! (1-Jun-1966)
The Oscar (4-Mar-1966) Himself
Call Me Bwana (14-Jun-1963)
Critic's Choice (13-Apr-1963)
The Road to Hong Kong (27-Apr-1962)
Bachelor in Paradise (1-Nov-1961)
The Facts of Life (14-Nov-1960)
Alias Jesse James (20-Mar-1959)
Beau James (7-Jun-1957)
The Iron Petticoat (12-Dec-1956)
The Seven Little Foys (31-May-1955)
Casanova's Big Night (12-Apr-1954)
Road to Bali (19-Nov-1952)
Son of Paleface (14-Jul-1952)
My Favorite Spy (17-Dec-1951)
The Lemon Drop Kid (8-Mar-1951)
Fancy Pants (19-Jul-1950)
The Great Lover (23-Nov-1949)
Sorrowful Jones (5-Jun-1949)
The Paleface (24-Dec-1948)
Road to Rio (25-Dec-1947)
My Favorite Brunette (19-Mar-1947)
Road to Utopia (27-Feb-1946)
The Princess and the Pirate (17-Nov-1944)
Let's Face It (5-Aug-1943)
They Got Me Covered (4-Mar-1943)
Star Spangled Rhythm (18-Dec-1942) Himself
Road to Morocco (5-Oct-1942)
My Favorite Blonde (18-Mar-1942)
Caught in the Draft (25-Jun-1941)
Road to Zanzibar (11-Apr-1941)
The Ghost Breakers (21-Jun-1940)
Road to Singapore (14-Mar-1940)
The Cat and the Canary (10-Nov-1939)
The Big Broadcast of 1938 (11-Feb-1938)
Official Website:
http://www.bobhope.com/
Appears on the cover of:
Life, 4-Feb-1946, DETAILS: (with Bing Crosby) Hope and Crosby
People, 11-Aug-2003, DETAILS: Bob Hope -- The Legend, and the lives he touched (black and white obituary cover)
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